US plans seabed sale as scientists assess damage from mining tests

Reports say the US will sell off seabed areas while scientists check damage from earlier mining tests. Guam and CNMI leaders are pushing back on a lease sale, per regional press.

Timeline

1. 22 Oct, 13:20 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 22 Oct, 13:20 UTCPicked up on News
3. 22 Oct, 13:20 UTCOceanographic Magazine covers seabed sale and damage check

Top sources

• seabedGoogle Trends
• Apatang seeks CNMI share in seabed mining, Guam wants lease sale haltedMarianas Press
• Trump is auctioning the seafloor. Who will it benefit?Central Oregon Daily